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Falcon Facts With Assistant Coach Nick Monroe

Fri, Aug, 01 | Football

Falcon Facts with Nick Monroe


Nick Monroe begins his fifth year as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University in 2014. He will coach the secondary under head coach Dino Babers.

2013 was a banner year for the Bowling Green secondary under Monroe, as the Falcons finished the year with the sixth best passing defense in the country. Once again, senior BooBoo Gates was named first team All-MAC at safety. The most notable defensive performance by the Falcons came in game 11, when the Falcons held Eastern Michigan to just four passing yards in a 55-7 win.
 
In 2012 Monroe established one of the best secondary units in the country, finishing the season ranked as the 13th-best pass defense (190.1) in the nation. On three different occasions his secondary did not even allow 100 yards passing. His secondary featured a pair of All-MAC performers in Gates (first-team) and Cameron Truss (third-team).

Monroe's vision could be seen back in 2011 when it featured arguably the youngest secondary in the country with three sophomores and two freshmen. Truss led the team with nine pass breakups, while first-year starters Ryland Ward and Aaron Foster were third on the team with 69 tackles.

In 2010 Monroe coached a secondary that featured four new starters. Monroe helped coach Jovan Leacock, who came to BGSU as a wide receiver, into a safety that finished second on the team with 91 tackles and added two interceptions. The secondary also featured Truss, who led the team with seven pass breakups.

Prior to his time at BGSU Monroe was the co-defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Colgate University.  He spent six years on the defensive side of the ball, beginning as the outside linebackers coach before moving to the secondary in 2006.

In 2009, Colgate finished the season ranked No. 1 in total defense in the Patriot League. In his last three years as the secondary coach, Monroe had four first-team All-Patriot League selections and one second-team pick.

In 2008, cornerback Wayne Moten was named Colgate's Defensive MVP and was first-team all-league.

In 2009, strong safety Uzi Idah was named Colgate's Defensive MVP and was first-team all-league. The same season, true freshman cornerback Demitri Diamond was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year.

Colgate won a pair of Patriot League Championships while Monroe was there in 2005 and 2008.  Both league championships earned berths to the Division 1-AA (now FCS) National Playoffs.

Prior to his time at Colgate, Monroe was the secondary coach for two seasons at Allegheny College, where the team won the conference championship in 2003 and earned a berth in the NCAA Division III National Playoffs.

Monroe was a four-year letterwinner at St. Cloud State University and a one year starter at cornerback.  He graduated from St. Cloud State in 2001 with a degree in marketing.